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Mark Cavendish may be a terrific cyclist, but he’s also a snake-bitten one.

The 32-year-old Tour de France champion has an aggressive style of riding, one which leaves him vulnerable to injuries.

Last year, he had to withdraw after just four stages of the sport’s biggest event after he crashed with world champion Peter Sagan at the finish line, suffering a broken shoulder blade.

On Saturday, Cavendish was competing in the Milan-San Remo in Italy, when bad luck struck again.

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Cavendish was already riding with a fractured rib when he struck a road barrier toward the end of the race.

As the video shows, an accident during a race is not the place a rider wants to be.

After flying through the air, the champion cyclist landed on his back.

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According to the U.K. Daily Mail, he stayed on the ground for some time, then staggered back to his feet.



Medical tests show he had a new rib fracture — on the same side as the one he already had.

Additionally, Cavendish suffered various bruises and abrasions and an injury to his ankle, described as a potential “ligamentous ankle injury” the severity of which won’t be known until further examination.

Saturday’s accident continues a disturbing trend for Cavendish, starting with last year’s Tour de France (which kept him sidelined the rest of the year) and a crash earlier this season during the Abu Dhabi Tour in which he suffered a concussion.

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Perhaps an ominous tone was set on Friday, when Cavendish tweeted about his love for this event — and his limitations.

The 2018 Tour de France will get underway on July 29. Hopefully Cavendish’s luck will turn by then.

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Mike is an 11-time Michigan Emmy Award winner who has spent nearly 30 years working in sports media.
Mike has spent nearly 30 years in all aspects of sports media, including on-air, 10 at ESPN and another 10 at Fox Sports Detroit. He now works as a TV agent, and lives with his family in West Bloomfield, MI.
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11-time Michigan Emmy winner
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Emerson College
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The Longest Year: One Family's Journey Of Life, Death, And Love/If These Walls Could Talk: Detroit Tigers/If These Walls Could Talk: Detroit Lions
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